Assembly Bill 613
Hunting of sandhill cranes, wildlife damage abatement assistance and claim payments for damage caused by sandhill cranes, and making an appropriation
Topics: Bird, Damage (to property), Game: Hunting, Natural Resources, Department of: Hunting and fishing
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 22, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 12, 2012: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) authorize the hunting of sandhill cranes. Under the bill, a small game license, or other license that authorizes the hunting of small game, is required to hunt sandhill cranes, and the hunter must have successfully completed a sandhill crane hunter education course. The course is required to cover such topics as hunting techniques and how to distinguish sandhill cranes from other birds. Both residents and nonresidents are authorized to hunt sandhill cranes.
Under the bill, DNR may limit the number of cranes harvested and the number of hunters by issuing permits if DNR determines that the limitation is required for proper game management. Under the bill, if DNR decides to issue permits, DNR must determine the number of permits it will issue for a given sandhill crane hunting area and for a given sandhill crane hunting season. If the number of applications for the permits for a given hunting area or season do not exceed the number of available permits allocated by DNR, DNR issues a permit to each applicant who pays the applicable fees. If the number of applications for the permits for a given hunting area or season exceeds the number of available permits allocated by DNR, DNR may either issue the permits at random or establish a cumulative preference system. If a cumulative preference system is used, the system establishes preference categories for those applicants who applied for but were not issued permits, with higher priority given to those applicants with more preference points. Under the preference system, an applicant may elect to apply for a preference point instead of a permit. Under the bill, a person must pay a processing fee when applying for a permit or preference point, but there is no fee for the permit itself. The revenue from the processing fees is appropriated for improving and managing the state's sandhill crane population and for administering the sandhill crane hunter education program.
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Current law authorizes a person who owns, leases, or controls land on which certain wild animals cause damage to crops or livestock to apply under a state-funded wildlife damage program for wildlife damage abatement assistance and for wildlife damage claim payments. Wildlife damage for which a person is eligible to receive this assistance or payments under the program includes damage caused by deer, geese, and turkey and by sandhill cranes if hunting of such cranes is authorized by DNR. This bill removes this condition so that wildlife damage caused by sandhill cranes is the type of damage for which a person is eligible to receive assistance or payments. The revenue from the wildlife damage surcharge fees is appropriated for use under this wildlife damage program and other fish and game management activities.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . All 3 are Republicans.
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Authors (3)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 12, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 22, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Feb 22, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate